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Who's Responsible?
Generation 1 | Season 3 | Episode 13 (B)
My Little Pony Tales
Original Airdate	September 25, 1992
Writer(s)	Roger Slifer
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Synopsis

Bright Eyes runs into the ice cream shop where the other Tales ponies are having Double Dip Delights, proclaiming the Pony Bend of Big Pony River has been polluted by garbage. Melody is unconcerned, brushing off Bright Eyes' concerns. Bright Eyes goes on to explain the types of damage that could result from unchecked pollution. The ponies decide to investigate who is dumping into Big Pony River. Bright Eyes goes to print up posters to alert the other pony residents of what is going on. Bon Bon gets a Triple Dip Double Fudge Banana Split to go.

Bon Bon and Clover are sitting under a tree, where Bon Bon has finished her ice cream. She tosses the empty tray into the river, and Clover chastises her. Bon Bon brushes off Clover's reprimand saying its only one little piece, and they have a real culprit to catch as the cup floats down the river. Clover points out the nearby ice cream factory. As the ponies duck under the gate and argue if the ice cream factory could be the polluter, a truck drives down the road towards them. They hide behind a dirt pile as it goes by, and climb in the back as the truck stops at the gate. Bon Bon investigates the barrels inside, which turn out to be only ice cream. The truck stops at the ice cream shop, where the driver asks the two ponies in the back what they are doing. Bon Bon says they are on a mission, but the driver doesn't believe them, escorting the two ponies off the truck.

Patch is unpacking a satchel next to Sweetheart, who doesn't understand what they're doing hiding out in the forest. Patch explains that this is her super spy kit and they are waiting for the criminals. She uses her binoculars to spy on the local printing plant, where pallets of goods are being loaded onto a barge. Patch suspects the plant because they make schoolbooks. Sweetheart disagrees as the barge pulls away, and Patch turns on her radio to listen. The two ponies follow the barge in a rowboat. Patch mentions to Sweetheart that she still has the pricetag on her new hat, and throws it in the river. Patch spies with her binoculars again, then dives into the river to stop the "payout". She tackles the ship captain and handcuffs him, accusing him of dumping in the river. A green pony with a recycling symbol denies her theory, pointing at the sign on the dock which says recycling plant.

Melody and Starlight are walking beside the river, where they have found nothing noteworthy. Melody pauses to look at her new CD album, throwing the packaging into the river. Starlight points out her littering, but Melody says it's no big deal. They give up and head back to the ice cream shop.

Bright Eyes asks the other ponies what they have found, but all say they haven't caught the polluters. She shows Starlight one of the posters and explains they will hang them up around Ponyland. The ponies reaffirm their commitment to finding the polluter. That night, a storm rolls in with thunder and lightning, heavy rain. Garbage floats down the swollen river, and begins to flood into Ponyland. Bright Eyes awakes to her bed floating in her house, and has to be rescued by Patch's father through the window. The ponies travel by raft to where a huge pile of garbage is blocking the water. Patch's father puts on scuba gear to help unblock the river. As the girls remark about how dangerous the situation is, Melody notices her CD wrapper, and Sweetheart finds the price tags from her hat. Bon Bon points out the plastic bowl from her ice cream, and they realize that there is no big polluter, but they themselves have caused the problem bit by bit.

The blockage is cleared and the waters recede, leaving behind lots of garbage. The ponies decide they must let everyone in Ponyland know what has happened. As they sing, the ponies clean up and point out various littering situations.

Cast

• Bright Eyes, Melody, Starlight, Bon Bon, Sweetheart, Patch, truck driver, boat captain, recycling plant operator, Bon Bon's father, various scuba diving ponies

Errors

Animation Errors

• Clover and Bon Bon are drawn over top of the table in the opening ice cream shop scene
• Bon Bon disappears from the table when Bright Eyes grabs Melody's magazine (she should have been between them)
• Sweetheart is missing her symbol in the scene outside the ice cream shop
• Instead of Clover, a mystery white pony with yellow hair is shown in the group shot outside the ice cream shop
• In the ice cream truck, Clover has ice cream on her right hoof in one shot, left hoof in the next
• Patch dives into the river wearing her satchel, but emerges without it
• Patch's satchel appears on the boat captain when Patch climbs onto the dock
• Patch magically conjures up a pair of handcuffs on the dock to arrest the captain with
• The straps on Starlight and Melody's satchels turn from white to red and back to white between scenes
• In the last ice cream shop scene, Sweetheart's hat is missing its flower
• As Bon Bon's father dives off the raft, the raft's interior is missing
• Sweetheart pulls two price tags out of the river from her hat, despite only throwing away one

Semi-Errors

• Bon Bon and Clover both fit behind a small rock that couldn't possibly hide them

Songs

A Litte Bit of Litter

A little bit of litter,
A little bit of litter,

Does a lot of harm,
Does a lot of harm,

When you see folks littering,
When you see folks littering,

Raise the alarm!
Raise the alarm!

Don't be careless, don't be rash,
Oooh oooh,

Think before you toss that trash
Oooh oooh,

Recycle those papers and cans, keep our world spic and span!"

So many people litter,
So many people litter,

And they just don't care,
And they just don't care,

Ruin our drinking water
Ruin our drinking water

Contaminate the air!
Contaminate the air!

If we all pitch in, and do our share,
We'll find a lot less litter, here and everywhere
We'll find a lot less litter, here and everywhere
heeere!

We'll find a lot less litter, here and everywhere (repeats)

Quotes

Bon Bon: "I'll have you know I'm on a mission!"
Truck Driver: "Yeah right, and I'm the Christmas Pony!"

External Links

• "Who's Responsible" on youtube

See also